Public Health

Friendship Paradox renders Network Analysis Redundant

Since there are more and more unbearable TED talks, it becomes useful to recommend the one or the other, as I am sure many have given up on watching them all, which in the beginning of TED was still possible. The talk by Nicholas Christakis on social netwo ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Oct 6 2010 - 7:39am

Words are not enough

Eyes speak volumes but words don’t. Words are words and carry no weight. Look into the eyes and find the solutions. Many a times we go by words but time tells words have no meaning at least of some people. Some people, some nations or some societies keep t ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 24 2010 - 8:04am

CASSIA SENNA LINN. or sena patti is important medicinal plant

CASSIA SENNA LINN. Botanical name:- Cassia senna Linn. Var. senna syn.Cassia acutifolia Delile; Cassia angustifolia Vahl. Common name in Hindi:- Bhuikhakhasa, Hindisana. Common name in English:- Alexandrian, Bombay or Tinnevelly senna. Common name in Sansk ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 24 2010 - 4:45pm

Nature provides in every country, suitable remedies on the spot of the ill to which humanity is locally most prone.

Family Fabaceae dominates the plant world and consists of a large number of plants which are having Ayurvedic medicinal importance. This family Fabaceae consists of 600 genera with 12000 species and are arranged in three well defined sub families and they ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 25 2010 - 11:12pm

Giant milkweed is also known as sodom apple, (Calotropis procera) has medicinal properties and is common plant of arid regions

Giant milkweed is also known as sodom apple, calotrope, French cotton, small crown flower (English), algodón de seda, bomba (Spanish), cotton-france, arbre de soie, and bois canon (French) (Howard 1989, Liogier 1995, Neal 1965, Parrotta 2001). ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 28 2010 - 11:08am

Ethanobotanical studies are important

From ancient times, plants and herbs have been used in almost all cultures as a major resource of herbal remedies. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations, as described in ancient texts, and obtained from traditional/folklore prac ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 29 2010 - 12:23am

When It Comes To Sex And Orgasms, Men Want To Believe Women...

The fake orgasm scene in  "When Harry Met Sally" is likely the only good thing about that movie, and that's because it resonated with nearly everyone.    To men, it seemed real, and women knew they could do a better job- and likely had.  Rec ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 4 2010 - 11:25am

Some things you may not know about cancer

Disclaimer: This information is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended to replace that provided by a medical professional. For information, visit the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org or the national cancer institute at ...

Blog Post - Jenny Morber - Oct 5 2010 - 2:06pm

Can Science 2.0 Make You Fat?

I am on a diet, to the delight of my impossibly chic wife, who has no problem at all eating cake and pasta in front of me while I consume bland chicken. I had assumed that my increasing weight was due to eating too much and no exercise but a new  Universit ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 5 2010 - 7:52pm

A Tale Of Two Cities: Interventions At The Local Level

If you want something done right, do it yourself. Or, if you're tired of waiting for someone else to do it, give it the ol' college try yourself. So saith two local governments, anyway. Two unrelated stories caught my eye, and I thought them inte ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Oct 8 2010 - 3:03pm